Battle Riser is a late-period Machine Robo toy, not released in the US. He’s one of three "Risers," or powered suits featured in the Battle Hackers series, a sequel of sorts to the first MR cartoon, Revenge of Cronos.

Battle Riser is one of two deluxe Risers, featuring more accessories and upgrades than the more stripped down BH-01 Power Riser.

Machine Robo packaging from this era is exquisite. The black background, bold yellow border, and dramatic toy photographs are unlike anything else, then or now.

Battle Riser comes in a styrofoam tray with copious accessories. Both arm-mounted weapons must be assembled from parts provided on sprues. Missiles and ball projectiles for the two shoulder mounted guns are included.

Instructions

The set comes with a core suit, shoulder armor, arm-mounted weapons, leg armor, and cockpit armor. On each shoulder is a firing weapon.

Battle Riser is piloted by Luke Stewart. The figure is inferior to the similar Kenpo Warrior MR figures. He looks well-articulated, but is not. He's all plastic, and brittle.

Comments

Wow. This sucker trumps my Power Riser by a mile... I will have to track one of these down. I have a loose Battle Hackers Riser, with the dark haired pilot, but I have no armor for the suit, and you are right that the Battle Hackers pilots are terrible compared to the fantastic martial arts-robo figures.

The Battle Hackers have nice double jointed knees and universal shoulders, but only have swivel hips, shallow elbow joints, a little ankle flapping, and no body movement. The Martial Arts robos blow these guys out of the water... ball jointed hips and shoulders, lots of ankle movement, body joints, and bicep swivels.

PLUS, the Battle Hackers are hideous. Bootleg-quality heads, no paint, and absurd body proportions. Just terrible. And all plastic.

Good Point, Recognizer. Let me clarify. All of those joints do move, but the figure will not stand in any position other than the one shown, and even then he tips over if you breathe on him. My bias is such that, to consider a figure "well articulated," it should hold a pose by itself. So while the figure is decent hand candy, his articulation is statically limited. I was sloppy in my characterization. I will be more precise in the future.